The Jackson-Reed indoor track and field team maintained their reputation with a strong showing at this year’s DCSAA state indoor championship. The Tigers put together a solid performance, with the girls finishing fourth overall and the boys placing fifth. Standout performances included the boys 4x800m relay, which won second and set a school record, and the girls 4x200m relay, which also won second and secured a national-qualifying result. In a thrilling—but ultimately bittersweet—-finish,...
Free periods represent the sacrifice that many students have made to earn open credits. This privilege is earned, not given. Since the 9th grade, every Jackson-Reed student has looked forward to having...
Living in DC offers access to a plethora of museums for free! DC’s mall is famous for its collection of Smithsonian museums. One of the more unknown museum is the American University (AU) Museum,...
On February 4, the DC Council unanimously voted to expel Ward 8 Representative Trayon White following a bribery charge. This was the first time in 50 years the DC Council has expelled a council member. White...
DCPS removed the February break in the 2023-2024 school year. According to the DCPS website, they did this to align with other schools and to shorten the school year, adding days to summer break. Personally,...
On February 4, the DC Council unanimously voted to expel Ward 8 Representative Trayon White following a bribery charge. This was the first time in 50 years the DC Council has expelled a council member. White served two terms as the Ward 8 representative on the DC Council and was elected for a third. White also ran for mayor in 2022. He was a protégé of former Mayor Marrion Barry, who similarly...
After multiple revised contracts and up to seven considered locations, the class of 2025 prom venue is expected to be confirmed by the end of this week. The front-running location is the Bethesda North...
On January 27, DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto proposed legislation to prohibit cell phones and personal devices during the school day. If passed, the “Heads Up! Distraction-Free Learning Amendment Act...
Since the start of Donald Trump’s second term, Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, has been one of the most outspoken critics of the administration. Murphy condemned the broad federal...
Jackson-Reed’s 10 academies opened their applications to new interested students on February 1, which will close at the start of September 2025. Admissions operate on a rolling basis, with acceptances...
Welcome to “Are You Smarter than a Freshman?” Today, our contestants are social studies teacher Matthew Burgoyne and freshman Vivian Collier. In this game, we take one random teacher or senior and...
Living in DC offers access to a plethora of museums for free! DC’s mall is famous for its collection of Smithsonian museums. One of the more unknown museum is the American University (AU) Museum, just a 20-minute walk from JR, located on the main campus of American University in the Katzen Arts Center. I visited the museum on a random Saturday and was blown away by the variety of art offered. The...
When it comes to the Jackson-Reed community, we are lucky to have both new and old teachers from a variety of backgrounds who sat in the very same seats as students and decided to return as staff. Fatima...
Eleanor Holmes Norton has been DC's congresswomen for 34 years. She was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement and is known for breaking gender barriers throughout her long career; she has long defended...
Every student has a reason for having a favorite teacher and, for us, we value one’s ability to create a warm, welcoming environment. We’d like to introduce you to our favorite biology teacher: Robert...
We all have hard days, but luckily at Jackson-Reed, we have a team to help us manage our emotional stress. March is National Social Work Month and the celebration began in 1963 as a time to celebrate...
In early January, two snow days were added, making for an extra long winter break. There are tons of different ways in which Jackson-Reed students spent their extended weekend. Personally, I spent the...
Free periods represent the sacrifice that many students have made to earn open credits. This privilege is earned, not given. Since the 9th grade, every Jackson-Reed student has looked forward to having free periods during their senior year. Every grade has a town hall meeting where they discuss future plans and expectations for the year ahead. As juniors, our town hall focuses on what’s to come:...
DCPS removed the February break in the 2023-2024 school year. According to the DCPS website, they did this to align with other schools and to shorten the school year, adding days to summer break. Personally,...
Over the past few years, transgender people have been under unprecedented levels of scrutiny for our bodies and lifestyles. In 2024 alone, 50 bills were passed in various states restricting healthcare,...
No ChatGPT On-campus lunch for a full semester Run a milk mile Go on a date with a GDS kid Wear the JROTC uniform 24-hour challenge at JR Turn down a Boone...
March Madness It's that time of year again! When we all get strangely invested in college basketball and then go back to not caring in April. Of course I am talking about March Madness. Now, I know nothing...
In early February, one of the most legendary and popular sports games occurred: the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl has been around since 1967 when the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10. The...
The Jackson-Reed indoor track and field team maintained their reputation with a strong showing at this year’s DCSAA state indoor championship. The Tigers put together a solid performance, with the girls finishing fourth overall and the boys placing fifth. Standout performances included the boys 4x800m relay, which won second and set a school record, and the girls 4x200m relay, which also won second...
The girls’ varsity basketball team went into this year with something to prove. Having consistently fallen just short of their goals in the DCIAA and DCSAA tournaments the last few years, the Tigers,...
When reaching for the top, despite all signs of being there, sometimes there is still a way to go. After a historic 33-3 season in 2023-24, this year the boys’ varsity basketball team weathered...
Despite an overall lack of attendance at female sporting events, progress in participation and viewership in female professional leagues has come a long way in recent years. From the WNBA delivering a...
The SGA intramural basketball tournament is something both basketball players and non-athletes can look forward to each year. The teams are self-picked and, for better or worse, the names are too. Most...
Con la llegada de la primavera, la temporada de deportes de invierno llega a su fin, dando paso a nuevas oportunidades para los atletas que esperan con ansias competir bajo el sol. Mientras despedimos...
This year, over 30 upperclassmen were recruited to play their sport in college. “Recruitment” describes the lengthy process of visits, scouting, evaluations, and the narrowing down of offers. For many...
The baseball program surpassed a milestone this off-season with ten players, one junior and nine seniors, committed to play baseball at the collegiate level. “Our program has always been able to...
Few people know the ins and outs of recruiting like Athletic Director Patrice Arrington. Once a star-studded recruit equipped with an athletic scholarship to the University of Oklahoma, Arrington went...
African American history and culture are essential parts of Washington DC’s identity, meaning that there are many different opportunities available in the city to celebrate Black History Month. From...
DCIAA soccer players, sweaty teenagers, and wannabe influencers have long been exploring the abandoned building of RFK Stadium, recently renamed from FedEx field. The smell of spray paint lines, graffiti-covered...
Marian Anderson was shook. Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, over 75,000 pairs of eyes and ears and the Lincoln Memorial stood her greatest spot. Her biggest swell of determination, coming from the 19 feet...
La Union Latina es un club compuesto por integrantes de la comunidad latina/hispanohablante. Sin embargo,...
En la pared exterior del aula del segundo piso de la profesora de estudios sociales Michele Bollinger,...
El pasado 9 de febrero, los Kansas City Chiefs y los Philadelphia Eagles se reunieron en New Orleans...
Los estudiantes de Jackson-Reed han dado la bienvenida a un grupo de estudiantes de Alicante, España...
As experienced bagel connoisseurs (one Jew and one daily bagel consumer), we embarked on a journey to...
Everyone knows about major national holidays: Christmas, MLK Day, 4th of July. But there are some obscure...
From an iconic skirt-over-jeans combo to adorable cowgirl boots, the fits at JR are inspiring and cute...
We are back with a special guest to help, as the immense variety made this the hardest ranking yet, and...